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PENTATLO MODERNO [1 record]

Record 1 2015-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Combined-Events Contests
DEF

An event combining completely different sports ... five phases - shooting, fencing, swimming, riding and running.

OBS

modern pentathlon: official term of the Pan American Games.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compétitions à épreuves combinées
DEF

Combinaison de sports totalement différents [...] cinq épreuves - tir au pistolet, escrime, natation, équitation et course à pied.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Competiciones de pruebas combinadas
CONT

El pentatlón moderno consiste en cinco eventos realizados en un solo día: esgrima, natación, deporte ecuestre, carreras y tiro. Después de los tres primeros eventos (esgrima, natación y deporte ecuestre), las puntuaciones totales de los atletas determinan el orden en el que comenzarán el segmento siguiente de carreras y tiro.

OBS

pentatlón moderno: término oficial de los Juegos Panamericanos.

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